Labour MP: Baby of a gay royal should still be heir

A Labour MP today proposed changing the laws of succession to allow a child from a civil partnership to become monarch.

The “Elton John”-style amendment would allow a gay son or daughter of William and Kate to pass the throne to their child, even if that child is adopted or born through artificial insemination.

The proposal from Labour MP Paul Flynn was being debated in the Commons this afternoon as MPs again consider new rules to ensure the first-born child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will become monarch, regardless of its sex.

Mr Flynn, an outspoken critic of the royal family, is seeking to win approval for a clause that states: “In the event of the heir to the throne contracting a civil partnership, any progeny of that partnership by adoption or artificial insemination should qualify to inherit the throne.”

The passage of the Succession to the Crown Bill has already been hit by controversy, with Prince Charles reportedly fearing it is being rushed through Parliament.

Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg will seek to remove the ban on the monarch being a Catholic. He proposes a “regent” would be made Supreme Governor of the Church of England.